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Roberto
Benigni's Life is beautiful has been
criticised by some critics for trivializing the
Holocaust. The tone of some of the criticism is one of
incredulity that a comic movie could be made with such a
serious backdrop. Is it justified ? Are there some topics
which are 'beyond the pale' as subject matter for
movie-makers ? >>>>>> |
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| GIFT OF THE GAB ? |
Jon Voight manages to affect a reasonable Irish accent in John Boorman's The General. How have some of Hollywood's other stars fared when called upon to play characters from the Emerald Isle ? >>>>>> |
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| END OF AN ERA |
The background to Martin Cahill's rise and fall as The General in Dublin >>>>>> |
| THE MASTER OF SUSPENSE |
Alfred Hitchcock was born one hundred years ago. To celebrate his centenary, the Stockholm Film Review will feature a number of reviews and discussions of his best-known movies in the next few weeks.We begin with a review of one of the most famous horror movies of all time, The Birds |
